Where does “mollycoddler” come from?
mollycoddler (English) comes from English mollycoddle, from English Molly, from English mary, from French marie, from Old French Marie, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם.
mollycoddler (English): One who mollycoddles
Definitions
- One who mollycoddles
Ancestry of “mollycoddler”, step by step
mollycoddler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mollycoddle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mollycoddle | A person, especially a man or a boy, who is... |
| 2 | English | Molly | The crystalline or powdered form of MDMA; A Molly... |
| 3 | English | mary | A male homosexual |
| 4 | French | marie | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 5 | Old French | Marie | — |
| 6 | Latin | Marīa | Mary mother of Jesus |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Μαρία | Mary, Maria |
| 8 | Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |
| 9 | Aramaic | מרים | bitter |
| 10 | Biblical Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |